Leucojum aestivum (summer snowflake)
Leucojum aestivum (summer snowflake)
Leucojum aestivum (summer snowflake)
Leucojum aestivum (summer snowflake)
Wordless Wednesday – Snowflakes Expected
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In A Vase On Monday – Spring Tryouts
In A Vase On Monday – Spring Tryouts
Each Monday Cathy at Rambling In The Garden invites us to share a vase of materials gathered from our gardens.
More spring-like weather moved the garden along this week so there was a bit of choice as to what could go in this week’s vase. I gathered various flowers but settled on a large bunch of summer snowflakes to serve as background for cerinthe.
In A Vase On Monday – Spring Tryouts
Only two stems of cerinthe proved ready to cut but I forged ahead, styling the flowers in a very pretty blue wine glass I thought would complement the cerinthe.
In A Vase On Monday – Spring Tryouts
Unfortunately the distinctive blue color and etched pattern of the glass disappeared once filled with the green snowflake stems and the vase turned rather bland. The glass was a bit too tall as well, making the proportions seem off.
In A Vase On Monday – Spring Tryouts
I shifted to placing coral-hued camellias in little containers, thinking I could group them with the glass of cerinthe and snowflakes. The effect was still not what I had in mind.
In A Vase On Monday – Spring Tryouts
Eventually I settled on using just the trio of camellia flowers, two in vodka shot glasses and one floating atop a milk glass punch cup.
In A Vase On Monday – Spring Tryouts
In A Vase On Monday – Spring Tryouts
In A Vase On Monday – Spring Tryouts
I was happy with the camellias but not quite satisfied that the cerinthe didn’t make the cut. So I tried the snowflakes and cerinthe in a Caithness bud vase. The vase color worked this time but the opening was much too small to hold many stems.
In A Vase On Monday – Spring Tryouts
In A Vase On Monday – Spring Tryouts
Materials
Flowers
Camellia ‘Coral Delight’
Leucojum aestivum (summer snowflake)
‘Pride of Gibraltar’ Hummingbird Cerinthe
Foliage
Camellia
Container
Assorted glassware; Punch cup paneled grape Milk Glass (Westmoreland); and Caithness glass bud vase
In A Vase On Monday – Spring Tryouts
Regardless of vase styles or arranging collections of vases, at this time of year each flower seems perfect—all make the cut.
In A Vase On Monday – Spring Tryouts
Many thanks to Cathy at Rambling In The Garden for hosting and giving us an opportunity to try arranging flowers to share. Visit her to discover what garden surprises she and others are offering this week.
Wordless Wednesday – Signs
Narcissus ‘Tete-a-Tete’ (Tete-a-Tete Daffodil)
Narcissus ‘Tete-a-Tete’ (Tete-a-Tete Daffodil)
Narcissus ‘Tete-a-Tete’ (Tete-a-Tete Daffodil)
Leucojum aestivum (summer snowflake) hanging above Columbine
Anemone coronaria ‘Mr. Fokker’
Helleborus x hybridus ‘Frostkiss™ Penny’s Pink’
Helleborus Honeymoon ® ‘Vegas Nights’
Helleborus Honeymoon ® ‘Vegas Nights’
Helleborus Honeymoon ® ‘Vegas Nights’
Helleborus Honeymoon ® ‘Vegas Nights’
In A Vase On Monday – Spring Temperament
In A Vase On Monday – Spring Temperament
Each Monday Cathy at Rambling In The Garden invites us to share a vase highlighting what is growing in our gardens.
In A Vase On Monday – Spring Temperament
I gathered blooms early on this frosty morning. Since then the thermometer has risen to 69°.
The temperament of spring is fresh, cheerful and light-hearted and the flowers featured today are convincing ambassadors of the season. I photographed them in several locations—none of the spots was a clear winner but the cup of springtime treasures seemed to smile in each one. Hope they bring a smile to you today.
In A Vase On Monday – Spring Temperament
In A Vase On Monday – Spring Temperament
Visible in the background are the phalaenopsis orchids that graciously rebloomed recently.
In A Vase On Monday – Spring Temperament
Camellia x ‘Coral Delight’ is elegant in form and color. This is my only spring-blooming camellia.
Camellia x ‘Coral Delight’
Camellia x ‘Coral Delight’
After a few years Leucojum has formed a nice clump and perhaps can be divided. I grouped the stems together in the vase for more impact against the showier anemone.
Anemone De Caen ‘Mr Fokker’ With Leucojum
Thalia daffodils are just beginning to open. They may well be the favorites among my garden’s narcissus. I massed them as well to one side.
In A Vase On Monday – Spring Temperament
In A Vase On Monday – Spring Temperament
Materials
Flowers
Anemone De Caen ‘Mr Fokker’
Camellia x ‘Coral Delight’
Leucojum aestivum (summer snowflake)
Narcissus ‘Thalia’
Container
Fiesta soup mug fitted with Ikebana floral pin
In A Vase On Monday – Spring Temperament
Thanks to Cathy at Rambling In The Garden for hosting and giving us an opportunity to share flower-filled vases across the world. Visit her to discover what she and others found to place in a vase this week.
In A Vase On Monday – Purple-Blue With Light
In A Vase On Monday – Purple-Blue With Light
Each Monday Cathy at Rambling In The Garden invites us to share a vase highlighting what is growing in our gardens.
Last week’s vase included a single anemone. A few more anemones bloomed midweek and finding them precious, I brought them indoors to enjoy. They lasted well tucked loosely into a small Caithness bud vase.
In A Vase On Monday – Purple-Blue With Light
Outdoors in the garden yesterday I clipped one more ‘Mr Fokker’ not quite open, along with several tiny sprigs of candytuft and grape hyacinths, and a handful of leucojum.
In A Vase On Monday – Purple-Blue With Light
The vase barely had room to hold the additional stems but its colored glass seemed perfect so I kept stuffing them in.
Photographed in late afternoon light the vase eventually ended up in front of our daughter’s carved box of mahogany and tigerwood.
In A Vase On Monday – Purple-Blue With Light
Materials
Flowers
Anemone De Caen ‘Mr Fokker’
Leucojum aestivum (summer snowflake)
Iberis sempervirens (Candytuft)
Muscari (Grape Hyacinth)
Container
Caithness glass bud vase
An earlier idea for presentation had awkward proportions but I like the rabbit.
In A Vase On Monday – Purple-Blue With Light
In A Vase On Monday – Purple-Blue With Light
In A Vase On Monday – Purple-Blue With Light
In A Vase On Monday – Purple-Blue With Light
In A Vase On Monday – Purple-Blue With Light
In A Vase On Monday – Purple-Blue With Light
In A Vase On Monday – Purple-Blue With Light
In A Vase On Monday – Purple-Blue With Light
Thanks to Cathy at Rambling In The Garden for hosting and giving us an opportunity to share flower-filled vases across the world. Visit her to discover what she and others found to place in a vase this week.
Late February Garden With Snow
February Snow Feb 20, 2020 5:18pm
February’s weather is reliably unpredictable and often messy. This past week is typical. There were a few bright sunny mornings but the sun was inconstant. What might have seemed reasonably warm temperatures were made bone-chilling by shifts to dull gray skies that released a see-saw of downpours and drizzle, culminating in a sloppy, wet snow yesterday (Thursday). The snow began falling mid-afternoon and I ventured outside just before dark.
Spirea branches, already in bloom, were covered in icy snow and dipping downward. Tucked deep underneath the shrub, groups of hellebores found some protection.
Hellebores beneath Spiraea prunifolia (bridal wreath spiraea)
Narcissus have been blooming several weeks.
Narcissus ‘Tete-a-Tete’ (Tete-a-Tete Daffodil)
Narcissus ‘Tete-a-Tete’ (Tete-a-Tete Daffodil)
Narcissus ‘Tete-a-Tete’ (Tete-a-Tete Daffodil)
Narcissus ‘Tete-a-Tete’ (Tete-a-Tete Daffodil)
The advanced growth of foliage on this patch of iris surprised me.
February Snow -Iris
Despite the curious common name of summer snowflakes, Leucojum aestivum began blooming this week in time for the snow. It is normal for these to appear this time of year. These came from my sisters’ garden about 5 years ago.
February Snow -Leucojum aestivum (summer snowflake)
Snowfall ended by midnight. The sun shone brightly this morning revealing icy snow high in tree tops and a rich blue sky.
Around 8:30 a.m. a cold breeze stirred the chimes in the meditation circle, making the garden sing against the otherwise quiet hour. Birds were sheltered inside the large drooping spirea whose weighted branches touched the earth, forming a protective avian hideaway. They perched also in nearby trees, all waiting for me to finish taking pictures so they could resume visits to the freshly stocked feeder.
Meditation Circle Feb 21, 2020 8:30am
Much of the snow had disappeared by late afternoon and it is expected to be 61°F. Sunday.
A few days earlier, at eventide on Tuesday, I had braved the rain-saturated ground to walk the garden. Here are a few images from before the snow. This Iberis is such a delight.
Iberis sempervirens (Candytuft)
Muscari (Grape Hyacinth)
Narcissus ‘Tete-a-Tete’ (Tete-a-Tete Daffodil)
Leucojum aestivum (summer snowflake)
Leucojum aestivum (summer snowflake)
In A Vase On Monday – March Subtlety
In A Vase On Monday – March Subtlety
Each Monday Cathy at Rambling In The Garden invites us to share an arrangement using materials collected from our gardens.
In contrast to last week’s frilly arrangement, today’s vase features a limited color palette, one that I enjoy: a restful combination of blue/violet, green and white.
In A Vase On Monday – March Subtlety
The starting point was Anemone coronaria ‘Mr. Fokker.’ Only a couple plants came back this year, so I must be sure to plan for more. They are very difficult to grow in my garden and now I do not want to live without them.
Anemone coronaria ‘Mr. Fokker’
White flowers work well in arrangements and I love them in my garden. Iberis sempervirens (candytuft) is dotted around the borders. Sometimes it survives for years, other times only one season. I have been unable to figure out a perfect formula, but a sweet yoga friend, Suzanne, increased my candytuft holdings with a generous gift from her yard last summer.
In A Vase On Monday – March Subtlety
I was not planning to repeat yet another pale yellow hyacinth, but it was needed to help balance the design. As violet’s complementary color I knew it would fit in well, but the color is so soft it nearly comes off as white.
In A Vase On Monday – March Subtlety
Other white blooms today include my favorite pure white Thalia Daffodils, which have just begun to open, and several stems of Leucojum, which I was pleased to see are continuing to bloom.
Narcissus ‘Thalia’
Muscari (Grape Hyacinth) sprang into action this week. I came across them only at the last minute, when searching for a few more stems to complete today’s design.
Muscari (Grape Hyacinth)
Materials
Flowers
Anemone coronaria ‘Mr. Fokker’
Hyacinthus orientalis (Hyacinth Sunrise Mix)
Iberis sempervirens (Candytuft)
Leucojum (Snowflake)
Muscari (Grape Hyacinth)
Narcissus ‘Thalia’ (Thalia Daffodil)
Foliage
Narcissus leaf
Phalaenopsis (moth orchid) leaves
Vase
Footed ceramic dish, charcoal gray matte finish
Two broad, dark green leaves of Phalaenopsis orchids create a backdrop for the flowers.
In A Vase On Monday – March Subtlety
Thanks to Cathy at Rambling In The Garden for hosting and giving us an opportunity to share flower designs across the world. Visit her to discover what she and others found to place In A Vase On Monday.
In A Vase On Monday – Spring Frills
In A Vase On Monday – Spring Frills
Each Monday Cathy at Rambling In The Garden invites us to share an arrangement using materials collected from our gardens.
Springtime flowers and colors can be a bit frilly, but I resisted the urge to create something more abstract and restrained this week. As we set the clocks ahead this weekend to enjoy more daylight I decided to acknowledge and embrace the generosity and bounty of spring
In A Vase On Monday – Spring Frills
It has been too cold and wet to enjoy the garden much recently and I have postponed much-needed weeding and other chores. Browsing around the borders on Friday I noticed 5 or 6 stems of lavender hyacinths had all flopped down toward the ground. Whether something was eating the roots or recent cold temperatures had caused the collapse I could not determine. Other colors nearby seemed fine. So it remains a mystery, but I rescued them for today’s vase. They seem to be taking in water and continue to look fresh.
In A Vase On Monday – Spring Frills
The pale yellow hyacinth continues to be a favorite, but it is joined this week by a more buttery yellow that is quite nice.
In A Vase On Monday – Spring Frills
In A Vase On Monday – Spring Frills
Bursting with flowers, bridal wreath spiraea was used to achieve height and textural relief.
In A Vase On Monday – Spring Frills
A small patch of Leucojum has been blooming recently. These are pass-alongs from my sisters’ garden. I gathered a few and tucked them into the vase for a little surprise when viewing at close range.
In A Vase On Monday – Spring Frills
Materials
Flowers
Hyacinthus orientalis (Hyacinth Sunrise Mix)
Leucojum (Snowflake)
Spiraea prunifolia (bridal wreath spiraea)
Foliage
None
Vase
Glazed ceramic vase
In A Vase On Monday – Spring Frills
Colors Of Spring Trio -March 4, 2018
Many readers were interested to know how long last week’s submerged flowers would last.
I had prepared the vases on Sunday mid-day. The anemone began fading after a day and a half, but kept intact. After another half-day (Tuesday morning), it was done and the water was colored purple.
The hyacinth lasted until Wednesday.
Thanks to Cathy at Rambling In The Garden for hosting and giving us an opportunity to share flower designs across the world. Visit her to discover what she and others found to place In A Vase On Monday.
Dainty Leucojum
Leucojum (snowflake)
I would appreciate help in identifying this bloom—Leucojum vernal (spring snowflake) or Leucojum aestivum (summer snowflake)? I have not been able to figure out what characteristics to focus on to distinguish between the two.
[Update Mar 12, 2016: Thanks to my helpful readers for identifying this as Leucojum aestivum.]
Leucojum (snowflake)
Although it will be 80°F. today, it is not summer yet, but in my records I have these labelled L. aestivum (summer snowflake). They are pass-alongs from Sisters’ Garden so it must have been a guess.
They were planted in the green March 21, 2014 and bloomed April 30, 2014. Last year they flowered by March 30. So here they are in 2016 three weeks earlier, closer to spring than summer.
Leucojum (snowflake)
Thanks for your help.
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